Novice AEs shock Milton

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The Halton Hills novice AE Thunder will now take on Markham/Unionville for the OMHA Group 1 Central championship after a thrilling come-from-behind win over Milton in the semifinals. The team is pictured here after earning the Harvest Cup at the Best of the Best Thanksgiving Classic in Georgetown in October.

After dropping the first two games in their Ontario Minor Hockey Association novice additional entry semifinal series to the Milton Winterhawks, the Halton Hills Thunder rallied to defeat their North Halton rivals 4-3 in overtime on Sunday afternoon and gain a spot in the finals.

The Thunder staved off elimination in four straight games to complete the improbable comeback, winning the first to six points series 7-5.

Halton Hills’s novices will now face Markham/Unionville in the OMHA AE Group 1 championship series beginning this weekend.

In other action, the Halton Hills minor midget AA Thunder lost 4-1 on home ice Tuesday to the Stoney Creek Warriors and were eliminated from their OMHA six-point semifinal series 7-5.

The Castle Building Centres Thunder stayed alive with a 2-1 triumph Sunday in Stoney Creek to tie the series.

The Halton Hills atom AE Thunder finished off its semifinal sweep of Niagara Falls last week and will face the Aurora Tigers for the OMHA Group 2 finals beginning Friday in Aurora. Game two of the six-point series will be held Sunday at the MMSP’s B pad at 5:15 p.m.